I have never been married, which means I have never been widowed.

I have, however, been around widows all my life, since the life expectancy for men in my family is significantly shorter than that of the ladies.

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Both of my grandmothers were widows for many years, and I was particularly close to my mother’s mother, my “Mom Mom,” who lost the love of her life in 1968 and basically existed for the next 17 years, until she could be with her beloved Mike again.

She was only 52 when he died and never looked at another man.

My mother was even younger when she lost my father, who died of cancer at the age of 43. Lucy was also 43 and spent the next 32 years raising her five children while keeping her own company.

My mother was exceptionally beautiful in the Sophia Loren tradition of Mediterranean goddesses, and many admirers sniffed........

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